Plumas County Biographies
Jobe Tyrrill Taylor
Transcribed by Craig Hahn, Dec. 2004
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The founder of the town of Taylorville, and the first permanent residence of
Indian valley, was born in Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania, March 21, 1811. At
an early age he emigrated to Illinois, and for a time held the position of
surveyor of U. S. public lands. Upon the breaking out of gold excitement, he
started across the plains for California early in 1849. He took the Lassen
route, and on the night of October 31, 1849, camped in Big Meadows, in this
county near Bunnell�s. He began mining on Long�s bar, Butte county; then went
near Bidwell�s. In February, 1850, he went still farther up the middle fork, to
Crooked bar, and in August went to Nelson creek. Early in the spring of 1851 he
settled in Indian valley, which he made his home till the time of his death. The
particulars of this settlement have already been given. Mr. Taylor was a
public-spirited and energetic man, and has been engaged in many movements for
the public benefit. He has taken a leading position in the development of Indian
valley in particular, and the county generally. No citizen of Plumas enjoyed
more of the trust and confidence of the people, or whose death was so
universally lamented. His decease occurred at his home in Taylorville, March 5,
1878. His funeral was largely attended, and was conducted by the Masonic lodge
of which he was an old and worthy member; the Grangers and Good Templars also
following the remains of their deceased brother to the grave. Mr. Taylor left a
widow and one son. Mr. Taylor held the office of county surveyor and supervisor
from his district, but never sought political honors.
Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties, with California from
1513 to 1850. � Fariss and Smith, San Francisco, 1882. p 299